Eternity and Time

We think eternity comes after time–
So slavishly our minds accept the clock
And fail to see the Spirit’s hand unlock
The door above this horizontal line
To let descend the balm to heal time’s fear
With certitude that time is not our end
But where eternity for us begins:
His truth is meant to wipe away our tears–
Will gird us for our battles here on earth–
See vict’ry in the light of Triune Love
Who penetrates from timelessness above–
Brings joy amid the pain of second birth,
Returns our Eden’s East to Paradise
By Cross raised high that’s His new Tree of Life.